SportLov week

We've been plagued by colds, fever and unidentified stomach aches in our house. Hanna has missed the past three days of school and Mattias and I are still suffering from our cold. Liv seems to be okay and has been going to fritids during this week off which she's enjoyed. I guess we've picked up our share of new Swedish bugs since being here!
Today I met three other gals for coffee in Kungsbacka. It is nice to meet new people--Australian, Swedish another American, and to chat in English relating to our respective new home in Sweden. I should, however, give up the treats related to the coffees if I want to keep up the various meetings! After coffee I walked a couple of undiscovered blocks in Kungsbacka and found a toy store and a kid's clothing store, both of which I never knew existed. I was able to pick up a little something for the girl's Valentine's Day tomorrow at the toy store and a couple pair of pants for Liv. Seems like Hanna is moving into Liv's old size here....
Mattias, Hanna and I went to do a look and see our future home yesterday. We are still satisfied with our decision to buy Rolf's home and are getting ideas for renovation. Since it was built in 1966, many details remain the same but it could use some refreshing as in paint, new kitchen, bathrooms and other details. It sounds so much like a similar project that we embarked on in Minnesota--am I ready for another of the same?! Rolf's household goods and personal items are still in the house and the executor is getting them ready for dispersal. Until that happens we won't be moving in, but it should be within in the next couple of months. We probably won't go all out renovating until we've lived there anyway but it is fun to get ideas going. We are anxious to get our container of our own household goods and clothes back to us. Mattias has been going to his business meetings looking a little more casual than he'd like as all our clothes are in storage.
We leave tomorrow afternoon for Elisabet's family home in Varmland. It will be a good 4-5 hour drive before we are there so hopefully the girls will take a nice nap on the way.
More later,
Carrie